Day 42, July 26 20.4 miles Woodstock, VT We had an amazing day filled with wild raspberries and beautiful hilltop fields with clear views of the neighboring mountains. About 7 miles into our day, we passed a house in West Hartford where trail angels cook food for every hiker that goes by. They made us … Continue reading raspberries ward off scurvy
Month: July 2015
miles melt away into vermont
Day 36, July 20 16.1 miles Lexington Ski Club, North Woodstock, NH I slacked the Kinsman Range northbound (so, backwards for me). I ran into Taco, who I thought would have been further ahead but was very glad to see. At lunch, there were three nobos, one of whom spent the whole time ranting about … Continue reading miles melt away into vermont
in which I see my family for the first time in a month
Day 31, July 15 11.7 miles Stealth spot near Ripley Falls side trail Unfortunately, the two LASHers doing WFS at Lakes decided they needed to wake up at 5:30 and get ready to go, and if they were getting up, everyone else might as well too. They woke up and started packing up and chatting … Continue reading in which I see my family for the first time in a month
wet, windy presidentials
Day 28, July 12 13.3 miles Carter Notch Hut I got lost for about 40 minutes in the morning. The trail crossed a river, but when it turned, it was red blazed (the AT is supposed to be entirely marked by white blazes, although it is often not well maintained), with no sign in sight, … Continue reading wet, windy presidentials
new state, new name
Day 24, July 8 12.8 miles Campsite north of Mahoosuc Notch It was windy and wet when Relish, Eclipse, and I summitted the Baldpates, which is a shame, because they have some stunning views in good weather. Luckily, by the time we were descending, it was already clearing, and all the way up Old Speck, … Continue reading new state, new name
hiker hunger sets in
Day 20, July 4 9.4 miles Sabbath Day Pond Lean-to Sam dropped me off back at the trailhead in the morning. Walking away from him was very hard. Seeing someone from home made me miss my family and my friends from home, but I was hoping that Los Sobos Lobos, or maybe some other hikers, would … Continue reading hiker hunger sets in
first zero
Day 15, June 30 13.5 miles Spaulding Mountain Lean-to In the morning, I bought a dozen eggs and ate about half of them for breakfast. I'm sure I'm not getting enough protein on the trail, so I try to make up for it when I can. I wrapped the rest of the eggs up in … Continue reading first zero
zucchini walking 